Pattern for cutting dress-patterns



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M.. s. S'OHAPBR. PATTERN FOR CUTTING DRESSPATTERNS.`

N.0.2817,731. `Patented Oct. 3 0, 1883.V

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(No Model.) 2 sheets-sheen. A M.v sfsGHAFER.

PATTERN FOR CUTTING DRESS PATTERNS. I

No. 287,731. PatentedOot. 30,' 1883. y

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UNITED STATES PTENT OFFICE..A i i MAY s. sourires, or CHICAGO, ILL'INoIs. i

PATTERN FOR 4CUTTING DRESS- PATTERNS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 287,731, dated October 30, 1883.

\ y Application filed May 5, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: I i edge c, Veach has a measure marked thereon, Be it known that I, MAYS. SCHAFER, reas shown in Fig. 2. VThese measures, howsiding at Chicago, in `the, county of lCook and ever, -might all be marked on the same face of j State of Illinois, and a citizen of the United the sides B C, the only object in markingthem 55 5 States, haveinvented new and usefullmproveon opposite faces being to prevent confusion lments in Patterns for Cutting Dress-Patterns, of the measures. The edge a ce produces the 1- Linings, &c., of which the following is a full deline of cut Vfor the adjoining edges for the back scription, reference being had to the accomand the side body of the back, as `shown in panying drawings, in whichf- Fig. 6. The line formed by the edges'b, c, and 6o 1o Figures 1 and 2 are face views of the oppoc produces the cut for the front of the armsite sides of the pattern; Figs. 3 and 4, face hole,` as shown in Fig. 5. The line formed by views of 'the opposite sides of' an ordinary the 'edge b prducesthe out for the edges of the square having special measurements thereon dart, the point b being placed at the point for laying outthe plan in straight lines of the where the dart starts from, and the edge I) 65 pattern to be'cut; Fig. 5, a view showing the being adjusted for the width of the dart. This .v

pattern for the front of the waist; Fig.`6, a edge also formsthe line kfor the cutof the adview showing the pattern for the back of the joining edges of the body-front where the seam waist; Fig. 7, a view ofthe sleeve. under the arm comes, as shown in Fig. 5, 'and A This invention relates to a pattern for formit also forms a line for the out of the edge of 7o ing the curves and other lines for cutting a the side-back body, which is joined to the-edge pattern for a dress-waist or the lining, and 'of the front side body, as shown in Fig. 6; which canbe also used for cutting otherarticles. and it also forms the edge for the line of cut My invention consists in certain novel conforthe armhole of the back, as shown ein Fig. structions and combinations of parts, as will 6. The edge c forms the line for the out of the 7 5V 2 5 be hereinafter described, and then pointed outv shoulder for the front of the body, as shown Yin the claims. in Fig. 5, and for the cut of the upper end of In the drawings, A B C represent the three the front. of the sleeve, as shown in Fig. 7 sides of the pattern, which pattern maybe and b also forms the line of cut for the edges made of thin brass or other sheet metal, pasteyof the upper and lower portions of the body of 8o 3o board, thin wood, or any other suitable mathe sleeve, as shown in Fig. 7, and the edge terial which can be cut or formed to havethree c forms the line for the cut of the neck on the. i sides, A B C. The side A has its inner edge, front body portion, as shown in Fig. 5. The a, formed of a straight line, and its outer edge, straight edge a and the diagonal edge b form a a, formed on curved lines, the curves being the line for straight cut wherever required. 8 5 on the arcs of different circles, the curve for The square D is an ordinary square, Vexcept the portion'a being thev larger.' The side B that on one face it has measures d d', one of has its inner edge, b, formed on a diagonal which, d, is for laying ofi` the sizes for the backline, and its outer edge, b, formed on the arc of of the neck, and the other, d', for laying off the circle, its end joining with the end of a the sizes for the front of the neck, and the op- 9oV Y l4o and forming an apex or point, b. The side posite side or face of the square is provided -G has its inner edge, c, on the arcof a circle, with a measure, d, for laying off the sizes for and connects the diagonal vedge b with the the front of the waist, and a measure, d3, for straight edge a, and its outer edge, ce', is laying oif the size for the back of the waist, formed on the arc of two circles which join the and on this face of the square, as shown, are 9 5' edge awith the edge b, the circles of c c being .stars for spacing the width of the darts. j The of different diameters, cbeing the larger. The measures and the stars might all be on one face of the sides B C on one side, adjacent to face of the square, and are placed on the two the edges b c, has a measure marked thereon, .faces simply to prevent confusion in the use of as shown in Fig. 1, and the face of B on the the measures. Y y j 5o .opposite side, adjacent to the edge b, and the The face of the pattern A B C shown 1n face of C on the opprosite side, adjacent to the Fig. 2 has thereon two stars-one adjacent to roo the edge a and the other to the edge b, near the apex or point b. The star on the edge I) indicates the point to be placed on the line of the front armhole to strike the edge for the under arm-seam of the body-front, and the star on the edge a indicates the point from which the curved line of the shoulder is struck from the neck-line.

In use the measure of the person for whom the pattern is to be out, or the lining or other article to be formed, is taken in the usual manner, and from these measurements a plan is laid out on the paper for the pattern, the lining, or other article in straight lines, to form a foundation for placing the pattern A B C in position for the several uses for which it is adapt-ed.

The foundation is laid out as follows: A strt -ight line is drawn for the front-line of the body front, and on this line from the startingpoint at the neck end is marked the length of the waist and the length of the center of the bust, and from these points straight lines are drawn at right angles with the front line, the waist-line being continued until a point on the square is reached on the measure which indicates the dimensions of the waist. At the starting-point a straight line is drawn to a distance of five inches, and a straight line drawn up therefrom three inches, and from the end of this straight line to the starting-point a diagonal line is drawn. From the terminal point of the waist-line a diagonal straight line is struck, to meet the point where the under edge of the front armhole terminates on the front of the side body, as shown in Fig. 5. The loutlines thus formed are used with the patterns A B C, as follows: From the startingpoint of the neck a point is made on the frontline corresponding to half the measurement of the neck, using the measure on the square which is marked front ot' neck, and on this point the iirst line of the neck-measure on the edges b dis placed, and the pattern is turned to bring the figure of such measure which corresponds to half of the neck-measure on the diagonal line from the starting-point, and a line drawn to conform therewith, producing the edge for the neck-opening. The armhole is formed for the front of the waist by placing the figure on the edge c at the point where the armhole starts 011 the front side body, and turning the pattern to bring the corresponding figure of the measurement on the edge b to the point on the shoulder-line where the armhole terminates, and drawing a line around the edges c c b, forming the edge of the front armhole opening. The shoulder line or edge is formed by striking a diagonal line from the 'starting-point at the neck end to the point where the shoulder terminates, and then placing the edge c and drawing a curved line from the point where the shoulder terminates to the neck-line, at such point belowr the diagonal line as may be re quired for the fit of t-he shoulder. rlhe edge for the pieces forming the front and the front side body, which are joined, are formed by placing the star on the edge b at the proper point on the armhole-opening and drawing a curved line with the edge b to the point on the waist-line, and then moving the pattern and drawing a straight line at the proper distance froln the curved line, as shown in Fig. 5, using the straight edge a for this purpose. rlhe darts are formed by marking on the waist-line at the points indicated by the stars on the square for the width of the darts, and bringing the point b at the proper point for the lengthl of dart, and making the curved lines therefrom with the edge b to the width of the marks on the waist-line, as shown in Fig. 5.

A foundation is laid for the back of the waist by drawing a straight line', and from the neck starting-point measuring off the length of waist. From the neck starting-point a straight line is v drawn at right angles, corre sponding in length to half the measure of the neck, using the scale on the square marked back of neck, and from the terminal point of the waist a line is drawn at right angles for the measure ofthe waist, using the measure on the square marked back of waist. A diagonal line is drawn from the terminal of the neckline to a point where the shoulder terminates, as shown in Fig. 6, and from the outline thus formed the pattern is completed by the use of the pattern A B C by using the edge b to form the back of the armhole on the curved line, as shown in Fig. 6, and using this same edge to form the edge of the side body which joins the edge of the front side body, and by using the edge a to form the edges between the back and the side body back, as shown in Fig. 6.

The sleeve is formed by taking the proper measurements and using the edge b to form the curved lines for the upper and lower body portions and the end which is joined to the armhole of the lower portion of the sleeve, and using the end a to form the end of the upper portion of the sleeve which is joined to the armhole.

It will be seen from the foregoing that with a single pattern having three sides, A B C, with edges a a a b b c c c and point b, the lines for cutting a pattern for a waist, or for cutting a lining or other article, can all be made, so far as relates to the neck, armhole, lines of the front andback, and the side bodies, and the darts, and for the other lines the ordinary square is used in laying out the foundation.

Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows:

1. A pattern consisting of three sides, A B C, having edges a a/ b and c c c, substantiallyas and for the purposes specified.

2. A pattern consisting of three sides, A B C, having edges a a b b c c c, the edges b c and b c having measures thereon, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. A square having measures thereon, sub- IOO IIO

- stantially as described, in combination with a andC, having edges a et a, b b, and c c c,

follower' ihag/ing three lsides, A- vB C, with substantially as described. edgesaa' ,andccc,theedgesbcandb c having measures thereon, for forming and I MAY S' SCHAFER' 5 cutting patterns and linings, substantially as f Witnesses:

' desoribed. f Y BERTHA A. PRICE,

4. A pattern consisting of three sides, A,-B, MARIE L. PRICE. 

